Cost of the entry is 250 pesos per person. In addition to all that chili, an order of El Rio’s famous smoked riblets and an agua fresca are also included. Regular El Rio menu items will also be available for purchase. Entertainment will be provided by several cookin’ musical groups.

Two bottles of PATRON Tequila will be raffled off. Bring a non-perishable food item for one free raffle ticket (one ticket per donated item). Food will be distributed to those in need.

All proceeds from the cook-off go to local charities and the community: Estancia Sabrina Projecto Busca un Amigo A.C. (Day care center for children with disabilities); DIF New Life Home for Boys (young boys who have had a troubled past); scholarships to play Torpedos American Football, and the Jay Sadler Project Community Relations (COMREL) program, which provides necessary resources to improve various charities and non-profit institutions in the Banderas Bay area.